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United States Patent | 5,749,460 |
Rice | May 12, 1998 |
The present invention comprises a cap assembly that includes a cap with a single annular lug that has a retaining surface and an annular flange attachable to the cap by contact with the retaining surface.
Inventors: | Rice; Michael J. (St. Paul, MN) |
Assignee: | The Pillsbury Company (Minneapolis, MN) |
Appl. No.: | 469195 |
Filed: | June 6, 1995 |
Current U.S. Class: | 220/23.83; 215/6; 215/10; 220/522 |
Intern'l Class: | B65D 021/02; B65D 051/28 |
Field of Search: | 215/6,10,231 220/23.83,522 |
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